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Posted on Thursday, November 11, 2010 9:59 AM
AUSTRALIA'S legion of ABBA tribute bands have been hit with a global campaign by the Swedish supergroup's record label to change their names. FABBA and Abbalanche confirmed yesterday they faced their own legal Waterloo after receiving an email from ABBA's label representatives demanding they cease using any derivation of the famed pop band's moniker. Polar Music International, a division of Universal Music, have alerted groups who strut the world's stages singing such classics as Dancing Queen, Fernando and Ring, Ring, Ring that they are "actively seeking to create clarity in the names of all ABBA tribute bands around the world. |
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Posted on Sunday, September 26, 2010 6:22 PM
SOUTH AUSTRALIA'S favourite Greek festival has been cancelled for the first time in 32 years. Organisers of the Glendi Greek Festival said they were forced to call off this year's event because of a lack of corporate sponsorship and interest in running its food stalls, while a new generation of younger Greeks was also needed to take over the festival. Glendi Festival board chairman John Chefalachis said he was aware the cancellation would disappoint many - Glendi usually attracted up to 40,000 people to the two-day event. |
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Posted on Saturday, September 25, 2010 6:05 PM
UK theatre helped boost economy by £2.8 billion Shows such as Billy Elliot have helped draw in the crowds Tourists who visited the theatre last year helped boost the UK's economy by £2.8 billion, Visit Britain has said. The national tourism agency said that 10% of the 30 million overseas tourists who came to the UK in 2009, went to see a stage show. Visit Britain's Sandie Dawe said: "'This report shows that British theatre is making a massive contribution to Britain's economy. |
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Posted on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 11:43 AM
Ticket sales for major concert tours across North America have fallen to their lowest point since 2005, a US trade publication has said. During the first half of the year, the top 100 tours made a total of $965.5m (£636.2m), the lowest since 2005 when gross revenue was $730.9m (£481.6m). It marks a 17% decrease from the same period last year. Pollstar magazine said an average of 6,951 tickets per show were sold, down 9% from the same period in 2009. The Jonas Brothers, The Eagles, Christina Aguilera, Rihanna, John Mayer and Limp Bizkit have pulled summer dates in the US |
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